Robert Kirkman has promised fans of The Walking Dead that they will be pleased with the upcoming television adaptation.

Kirkman wrote the comic book series and is now an executive producer of the show.

In an interview on the official website, he explained that the team behind the programme are trying to remain faithful to the books.

"Everyone is really trying to do good by the comic, and there are scenes that are straight out of it," he said. "I think that fans are just going to be thrilled."

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However, Kirkman added that the show's director Frank Darabont is "vastly improving the material".

"There are things here and there that along the way I should have caught, but didn't," he continued. "There's some amazing stuff he added for Morgan's character in the pilot episode that's just not in the comic. It was back story, but he handles it in a way that just really brings it to the forefront."